Syria
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements Maps Introduction Chapter One: The Rise and Fall of the Ba'ath Party Chapter Two: The Syrian Uprising Chapter Three: The Emergence of Armed Opposition Chapter Four: When the World Wades In Chapter Five: Fragmentation Chapter Six: The Humanitari...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge, UK, Malden, MA, USA
Polity
2016
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| Ausgabe: | First published |
| Schriftenreihe: | Hot spots in global politics
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Innere Sicherheit
> Politischer Konflikt
> Innenpolitik
> Kollektive Sicherheit
> Geschichte
> Einflussgröße
> Soziales Feld
> Kurden
> Internationaler Konflikt
> Militärische Intervention
> Flüchtling
> Wirtschaftskrise
> Notlage
> Humanität
> Syria
> History
> Politics and government
> Syrien
> Bürgerkrieg in Syrien
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| Zusammenfassung: | Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements Maps Introduction Chapter One: The Rise and Fall of the Ba'ath Party Chapter Two: The Syrian Uprising Chapter Three: The Emergence of Armed Opposition Chapter Four: When the World Wades In Chapter Five: Fragmentation Chapter Six: The Humanitarian Crisis Conclusion: Prospects for Resolution Bibliography . "Syria was once one of the Middle East's most stable states. Today it is a country on its knees. Almost 200,000 people are estimated to have died in its bloody internal conflict and, as the violence intensifies, Syria's future looks bleak. In this timely book, Samer Abboud provides an in-depth analysis of Syria's descent into civil war. He unravels the complex and multi-layered causes of the current political and military stalemate - from rebel fragmentation to the differing roles of international actors, and the rise of competing centers of power throughout the country. Rebel in-fighting and the lack of a centralizing authority, he contends, have exacerbated Syria's fragmentation and fragility. This, in turn, has aided the survival of the Assad regime, contributed to the upsurge of sectarianism, and led to a major humanitarian crisis as nine million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes. A resolution to the Syrian conflict seems unlikely in the short-term as the major actors remains committed to a military solution. As this situation persists, the continued fighting is reshaping Syria's borders and will have repercussions on the wider Middle East for decades to come"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 229-238 und Index |
| Beschreibung: | xiv, 255 Seiten 2 Karten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780745697970 978-0-7456-9797-0 9780745697987 978-0-7456-9798-7 |